NFL Training Camp Report: Chase Knee Scare, Skattebo RB1 + Fantasy Football Training Camp News for Every Team

Updated: August 26, 2026

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Yesterday's Five Biggest Stories

1. Ja'Marr Chase Grabbed His Left Knee, Then Spent the Afternoon Telling Everyone He Was Fine

For a few minutes on Tuesday afternoon, the most expensive receiver on a 2026 fantasy draft board was on the grass in Cincinnati. Ja'Marr Chase landed awkwardly after a deep route and came up holding his left knee, then hobbled off under his own power (@AdamSchefter, @UnderdogNFL). Adam Schefter posted the play itself a few minutes later (@AdamSchefter), and Kelsey Conway's read from the field was the first calming signal of the day: Chase was walking it off, no cart, no help (@KelseyLConway).

ESPN's story on the scare has the mechanism and the aftermath. Chase was working against cornerback DJ Turner II on a deep ball down the right sideline when he took a bad step and the knee buckled slightly. Athletic trainer Matt Summers looked at it briefly, Chase limped off, and he spent the rest of the session watching. He called the injury not very serious and made clear he had wanted to go back out — "I was trying to get back in, y'all" — while acknowledging the decision on his preseason workload belongs to the people above him. The beat watched him stretch the knee out on the sideline while the first team kept working (@Trags).

The signals improved from there, and the order matters. Within about 20 minutes of the rep, Chase was no longer receiving any treatment (@UnderdogNFL), and Field Yates' summary of the sequence was that it seems like nothing serious (@FieldYates). Then Chase went on the radio and put a word to it, telling Tony Pike and Mo Egger on ESPN 1530 that it was a little hyperextension and that he could have kept going if he needed to (@KelseyLConway, @AdamSchefter).

Tee Higgins was off the field for the finish too — he took his pads off and joined Chase as a spectator in what ESPN reports he called a veteran rest day — and the Bengals' offense closed practice with a flurry without either of them. Jay Morrison's line for how the building felt afterward was the shortest one written all day: everybody can breathe (@ByJayMorrison).

Nothing about Tuesday changes where Chase sits on a draft board, and that is exactly why it belongs at the top of this page — a first-overall-caliber receiver went down and got up in the last full week of camp. Our WR1 model verdict board prices that tier on availability as much as talent.

What we are watching: whether Chase practices before Friday, when Cincinnati plays its last exhibition, a road game against Philadelphia. A star receiver was never going to take meaningful snaps in that game anyway, so the tell is the practice field, not the box score.

2. Calvin Austin III Was Carted Off in New York With What a Source Called a Serious Knee Injury

The other knee on Tuesday did not come with an all-clear. Adam Schefter reported that Giants receiver Calvin Austin was carted off practice with what one source described as a "serious knee injury" (@AdamSchefter).

The scene is worth the detail because of how it happened. Jordan Raanan watched Austin crumble to the ground in one-on-one drills while running a route, grabbing his right knee immediately, with the team huddling around him and owner John Mara walking over to console him (@JordanRaanan). Dan Duggan's account adds that the reaction told the story before any report did — the receivers and defensive backs could not watch while trainers worked (@DDuggan21). Art Stapleton described it as a serious non-contact right leg injury and immediately framed what it does to the room behind Malik Nabers (@art_stapleton). Pittsburgh's beat noted the loss from the other side, since Austin spent his career to date with the Steelers (@ASaunders_PGH).

Patricia Traina's read of the Giants' latest unofficial depth chart is what turns this from a hard scene into a roster question. Austin was listed behind Nabers at one receiver spot, with Darnell Mooney behind Darius Slayton at the other and Odell Beckham Jr. third behind Mooney (@Patricia_Traina). The player directly in line for those snaps had his best day of camp on the same afternoon: Duggan had Beckham opening with a vintage one-handed grab in individual drills and catching two passes from Jaxson Dart (@DDuggan21, @UnderdogNFL).

Nabers, for his part, was back at practice with no red non-contact jersey (@UnderdogNFL).

What we are watching: how New York fills the WR3 snaps behind Nabers and Slayton. Beckham and Braxton Berrios are the names Stapleton put on that list, and roster cuts this weekend will answer it faster than any practice report.

3. Chicago Has Been Taking Trade Calls on Gervon Dexter

Jordan Schultz reported that the Bears have had trade discussions involving defensive tackle Gervon Dexter, with multiple scenarios in which a deal gets done and sends him somewhere else (@Schultz_Report). Schultz's case for why anyone would want him is a resume, not a projection: 24 years old, all 17 games started last season, 13.5 career sacks and 42 quarterback hits.

Put it next to the rest of Tuesday and a pattern shows up. New England and Houston formally closed the Kayshon Boutte trade (@AdamSchefter), the Giants sent guard Josh Ezeudu to Kansas City for a 2028 seventh (@Schultz_Report, @RapSheet), and Schultz said out loud what the volume implies — he anticipates more of these over the next four to ten days as teams shape their rosters, mostly small deals with a few bigger ones on the table (@Schultz_Report).

For a fantasy audience the interior defensive line is not a draft-board position, but the trade window it opens is. Every one of these moves is a team deciding it can live without a player it liked in July, and the receivers and backs who come loose in that same window are the ones who change somebody's WR4 and handcuff math a week from now.

What we are watching: whether the small deals stay small. Schultz flagged bigger ones on the table, and the next ten days are the last chance for a skill player to change teams before the games count.

4. The Giants Listed Cam Skattebo as the Starter and Left the Rest Wide Open

New York's unofficial depth chart for the preseason finale against the Jets has Cam Skattebo as the starting running back — and then, on the next line, Tyrone Tracy Jr. OR Najee Harris OR Devin Singletary as the backup (@JordanRaanan, @UnderdogNFL). Raanan's own description of that second line is the phrase to hold onto: open competition for carries and playing time.

The practice field says the same thing with less punctuation. Dan Duggan had Najee Harris taking reps with the first-team offense on Tuesday and put the qualifier in exactly the right place — Skattebo is still the No. 1 back, but Harris is looming (@DDuggan21). Pat Leonard had the same reps at "some" (@UnderdogNFL).

A depth chart that names a starter and then lists three interchangeable names behind him is not a settled backfield, it is a starter with a committee attached. That distinction is the whole ballgame for anyone spending a mid-round pick on Skattebo, and it is the kind of split our RB1 model verdict board has to price rather than assume.

What we are watching: whether Harris' first-team reps grow or hold. One veteran mixing into the ones during a light practice week is normal. A veteran whose share climbs through the last week of camp is a timeshare forming in public.

5. Kareem Hunt Took a Visit in Detroit

Free-agent running back Kareem Hunt visited the Lions on Tuesday (@AdamSchefter). That is the entire report, and it is enough to matter this week.

A visit is not a signing, and a veteran back who takes a late-August meeting is usually being measured against the last two names on a roster rather than the first one. But the timing is the point: roster cuts are due this weekend, and a team that brings in an experienced back days before it has to trim is a team that either does not love its depth or expects to lose some of it.

Detroit's afternoon otherwise pointed the other way on health. Sam LaPorta was back at practice after sitting out the past week with a hip injury (@davebirkett).

What we are watching: whether the visit turns into a contract before the weekend. If it does, the Lions' backfield gets a short-yardage body that changes the goal-line picture for everyone drafting that offense.

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Team-by-Team Camp Notes

Arizona Cardinals

• Running back Trey Benson cleared waivers and reverted to Arizona's injured reserve list, which closes the loop on his injury-designation release (@AdamSchefter).
• Center Hjalte Froholdt agreed to a two-year, $20 million extension that keeps him through 2028, which Ian Rapoport framed as one of the line's most consistent anchors getting paid (@RapSheet).

Atlanta Falcons

• The Falcons released their final preseason depth chart and it carries the news: Michael Penix Jr., medically cleared over the weekend for full team drills, is now listed as a starter alongside Tua Tagovailoa (@tori_mcelhaney). The team's own depth chart story says the same in plainer language — Penix was added to the lineup as a starter after being cleared, ahead of Friday night's game in Miami.
• Kevin Knight read it as co-starters rather than a hierarchy (@FalcoholicKevin) and, separately, made the case that Penix has just enough runway to win the job outright before the opener (@FalcoholicKevin).
• Will McFadden's practice note is the kind of detail a depth chart cannot carry: Avieon Terrell blitzed Penix, Penix danced around it, and McFadden logged it as a good sign for his pocket mobility (@willmcfadden).

Baltimore Ravens

• Lamar Jackson on rookie receiver Ja'Kobi Lane, via Jeff Zrebiec: "This guy is different" (@UnderdogNFL). Quarterback endorsements are cheap in August; quarterback endorsements of a rookie receiver in the last week of camp are worth writing down.
• The club announced a 10-year extension of its partnership with Under Armour (@Ravens).

Buffalo Bills

• Buffalo has a left guard. Alec Anderson was named the starter over veteran Austin Corbett, which Alaina Getzenberg described as the clear direction the team's top camp battle had been heading (@agetzenberg).
• Joe Brady said some Bills starters will play in Thursday night's preseason finale, and had specific things to say about Josh Allen's role in that (@SalSports).
• Receiver Skyler Bell will play Thursday after dealing with an injury (@MattParrino).

Carolina Panthers

• Carolina hosts Houston for a joint practice this week, and Dave Canales promised it would be "intense" — Joe Person's framing is that camp is wrapping up with real questions still unanswered (@josephperson).
• The inside linebacker job next to Devin Lloyd is going to the wire. The team's feature on Claudin Cherelus has Canales saying the Cherelus-Trevin Wallace competition comes down to the final week, with the two rotating in and out beside Lloyd as the staff looks for a fit (@Panthers).
• Newly acquired Texans receiver Kayshon Boutte traveled to Charlotte with his new teammates, and Aaron Wilson notes the system he is learning has Patriots roots running from Josh McDaniels to Nick Caley, which should shorten his ramp (@AaronWilson_NFL).

Chicago Bears

• Trade discussions involving defensive tackle Gervon Dexter are live, with multiple scenarios in which he is dealt (@Schultz_Report). The full story is at the top of this page.
• Right tackle Darnell Wright came out of red zone drills after two plays and was replaced by Theo Benedet, with trainers taking the brace off his right elbow before he headed back into the building (@CourtneyRCronin). Brad Biggs noted it is the same arm in which Wright tore a UCL last season (@BradBiggs).
• Jordan van den Berg worked with the first team alongside Grady Jarrett (@AdamHoge), and Adam Hoge's favorite moment of the day was Jarrett yelling at van den Berg and Montez Sweat to get up when both took a knee during a long drive drill (@AdamHoge).
• Ben Johnson named two position battles he hopes will have more clarity by the end of the week (@LarryMayer). Asked about the club's new rivalry uniforms, unveiled that morning, he answered "What uniforms?" (@BradBiggs).

Cincinnati Bengals

• Ja'Marr Chase hyperextended his left knee on a deep route, walked off, and said afterward he could have kept going (@KelseyLConway). Full story above.
• Tee Higgins was also off the field for the end of practice, and the offense finished the session without either starter (@ByJayMorrison).

Cleveland Browns

• Dillon Gabriel will start against New England, receiver Isaiah Bond is in the concussion protocol, and a key defender returned to practice (@MaryKayCabot).
• Tight end Dae'Quan Wright cleared waivers and is expected to sign with LSU, which by Adam Schefter's count makes him the first player to go from an NFL roster back to college (@AdamSchefter).
• Cleveland's signing of Derek Barnett shows up in Jordan Schultz's report on the veteran pass-rush market, which now has Haason Reddick drawing interest after Barnett, Von Miller and Za'Darius Smith came off the board (@Schultz_Report).

Dallas Cowboys

• Rookie defensive back Caleb Downs picked off Dak Prescott in the end zone for his first interception of training camp, climbing the ladder to take it away on a day Prescott was otherwise carving the defense up (@jonmachota, @VoiceOfTheStar).
• Jon Machota logged the first-team defense to open team drills: Otito Ogbonnia, Kenny Clark and Quinnen Williams up front, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Rashan Gary outside, Dee Winters and DeMarvion Overshown inside, DaRon Bland and Cobie Durant at corner, Jalen Thompson and Malik Hooker at safety, with Downs rotating in (@jonmachota).
• Von Miller got his own practice showcase from the team's account (@dallascowboys).

Denver Broncos

Quiet day in Broncos camp — nothing notable to report.

Detroit Lions

• Free-agent running back Kareem Hunt visited the Lions (@AdamSchefter). Full story above.
• Tight end Sam LaPorta returned to practice after missing the past week with a hip injury (@davebirkett).
• Detroit draws the Colts in the preseason finale, and Indianapolis plans to play its starters for a series or two (@HolderStephen).

Green Bay Packers

• Ryan Wood published his annual state-of-the-battles piece heading into the final preseason week, sorted into locks, good bets, bubble and long shots (@ByRyanWood).
• Bill Huber's companion list runs through the players who used camp to win starting jobs, win roster spots, or at least get into the conversation (@BillHuberNFL).
• The Packers spent the day on their new rivalry uniform, tied to Bears at Lambeau Field on October 11 (@packers).

Houston Texans

• The Kayshon Boutte trade is official on both ends: Houston announced it acquired the receiver from New England, and the Patriots announced safety Jaylen Reed and a 2028 seventh-round pick coming back (@HoustonTexans, @AdamSchefter).
• Boutte flew to Charlotte with the team for the joint practice with Carolina and is already working through a scheme with familiar Patriots roots (@AaronWilson_NFL).
• Houston kept working the edge market, hosting Tyus Bowser for a workout (@AdamSchefter) and agreeing to terms with former Jaguars pick and UFL rusher Derick Parish (@AdamSchefter).

Indianapolis Colts

• Anthony Richardson Sr. will start the preseason finale against the Lions and take the first quarter, with Riley Leonard getting the second (@HolderStephen, @RomeovilleKid).
• Shane Steichen said the starters overall will play a series or two, roughly eight to 12 plays, with Daniel Jones and Jonathan Taylor held out (@RomeovilleKid).
• Receiver Alec Pierce (ankle) is expected back at practice this week if all goes to plan, and cornerback Charvarius Ward (back) practiced Tuesday (@HolderStephen, @RapSheet).
• Mekhi Blackmon, who played 783 defensive snaps last season and entered camp looking like a roster lock, has had a rough two weeks against the Patriots and Falcons (@JoelAErickson).

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Former Jaguars sixth-round pick Derick Parish, most recently in the UFL, agreed to terms with Houston (@AdamSchefter).
• The Buccaneers' beat was in Jacksonville on Tuesday night, taking joint-practice and roster-cutdown questions from town (@gregauman).

Kansas City Chiefs

• Kansas City traded a 2028 seventh-round pick to the Giants for guard Josh Ezeudu, adding offensive line depth from a player who appeared in 33 games in New York (@Schultz_Report, @RapSheet).

Las Vegas Raiders

• Ian Rapoport's read on the Ashton Jeanty ankle sprain, relayed by Underdog, is that it is believed to be "more low than high" — the Raiders remain hopeful he is available for Week 1 while acknowledging there is a chance he is not ready (@UnderdogNFL). Klint Kubiak's own update was that Jeanty is on the mend (@AdamSchefter), and ESPN's report on the session has Kubiak declining to say whether Jeanty starts the year on injured reserve.
• Kirk Cousins took all of the first-team reps in team periods, though Fernando Mendoza got a series with the ones in a scout-team period and threw touchdowns to Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers; Cousins had scout-team touchdowns of his own (@samwarren83).
• Kubiak declined to name a starting quarterback again (@samwarren83).
• Rookie Treydan Stukes has earned first-team reps late in camp, and Kubiak's explanation was short: "He's around the ball a lot" (@theleviedwards).

Los Angeles Chargers

• Justin Herbert addressed the team after the final training camp practice (@krisrhim1).
• Former Chargers starter Jamaree Salyer, who started 40 games in Los Angeles, is being released by Miami with an injury settlement and plans to sign somewhere in-season once healthy (@JFowlerESPN).

Los Angeles Rams

• The best receiver line of the week came out of joint practice work: Nate Atkins described Davante Adams as "virtually uncoverable" against the Cowboys and Saints (@UnderdogNFL).
• Sean McVay, asked about NFL players heading back to college football, gave the quote of the day: "I feel like I took a freakin' gummy" (@LATimesklein).
• Left tackle DJ Humphries, who last played for the Rams, worked out for Washington, which then signed him (@AdamSchefter, @RapSheet).

Miami Dolphins

• Offensive coordinator Davis Webb on Jaylen Waddle's role, and it is as broad a usage statement as a coordinator gives: "He's going to play everywhere. He's going to play every position except offensive line" (@UnderdogNFL).
• The team's account spent part of the day on a Malik Willis connection to Chris Bell (@MiamiDolphins).
• Miami claimed receiver Ryan Miller off waivers from the Giants and waived receiver Tahj Washington (@MiamiDolphins), and is releasing guard/tackle Jamaree Salyer with an injury settlement (@JFowlerESPN).

Minnesota Vikings

• The Vikings signed cornerback Tre Hawkins III and waived-injured Dwight McGlothern Jr. (@Vikings).
• Minnesota's new rivalry uniform debuts December 20 against Detroit at U.S. Bank Stadium, which is the calendar note buried under a day of team-account posts (@Vikings).

New England Patriots

• Cornerback Christian Gonzalez and the Patriots are still talking extension, and Gonzalez said he is disappointed the sides have not reached an agreement with the opener closing in — Mike Reiss has the full story at ESPN (@AdamSchefter).
• New England announced the Boutte trade and welcomed safety Jaylen Reed (@AdamSchefter, @Patriots), then said goodbye to Boutte on its own account (@Patriots).
• Taylor Kyles' scouting line on the safety they got back: Reed is having a strong preseason with four stops and eight yards allowed on two catches and three targets, plus a pass breakup (@tkyles39).

New Orleans Saints

• Chris Olave was slow to get up after going for a deep ball at the end of practice and walked off with trainers (@Kat_Terrell).
• Kellen Moore's explanation was that Olave landed hard on his back and had the wind knocked out of him, and that the medical staff flagged nothing further (@Kat_Terrell).

New York Giants

• Receiver Calvin Austin III was carted off with what a source called a serious knee injury, on a non-contact rep in one-on-ones (@AdamSchefter, @JordanRaanan). Full story above.
• Cam Skattebo is the listed starter at running back for the preseason finale against the Jets, with Tyrone Tracy Jr., Najee Harris and Devin Singletary sharing the backup line (@JordanRaanan), and Harris took first-team reps Tuesday (@DDuggan21).
• Malik Nabers practiced without the red non-contact jersey (@UnderdogNFL).
• Odell Beckham Jr. had his most productive day of camp, opening with a one-handed grab in individual drills and catching two passes from Jaxson Dart (@DDuggan21).
• Guard Josh Ezeudu was traded to Kansas City for a 2028 seventh-round pick (@RapSheet).

New York Jets

• Geno Smith led a long touchdown drive in the move-the-ball period, going 4-for-4, with Omar Cooper Jr. catching two of them — Rich Cimini's note is that Cooper has come alive late in camp (@RichCimini).
• The Giants and Jets meet in the preseason finale, where New York's running back competition gets its last live look (@JordanRaanan).

Philadelphia Eagles

• The Eagles held an open practice at Lincoln Financial Field, and Brooks Kubena's list of what showed up in the passing game is the useful one: Makai Lemon's versatility on a wheel-route touchdown, DeVonta Smith winning a deep ball in traffic, and Hollywood Brown's yards-after-catch touchdown (@BKubena, @UnderdogNFL).
• Lemon lining up in the backfield for that score is worth flagging on its own, and E.J. Smith posted him running routes on air (@EJSmith94).
• Jimmy Kempski's camp battle tracker at PhillyVoice has another job off the board (@JimmyKempski). As it stands, Kempski has Dontayvion Wicks as the WR2, Tanner McKee clearly ahead of Andy Dalton as the QB2, Nolan Smith starting on the edge opposite Jalyx Hunt, Johnny Mundt as the TE2 and Marcus Epps holding the sub-package safety role.

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Nothing from Pittsburgh's own field made the wire. The day's Steelers-adjacent item came out of Giants practice, where former Pittsburgh receiver Calvin Austin III was carted off with a knee injury (@ASaunders_PGH).

San Francisco 49ers

• The only items out of Santa Clara were the team pointing fans to its preseason finale broadcast (@49ers, @49ers).

Seattle Seahawks

• Seattle placed safety Bud Clark and offensive lineman Mason Richman on season-ending injured reserve and signed three free agents (@AdamSchefter, @Seahawks).
• Gregg Bell's point is the one every fantasy manager repeats in late August: that is the second and third player Seattle has lost to season-ending injured reserve in four days, which is why starters do not play preseason games (@gbellseattle).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• The Bucs' beat spent Tuesday night in Jacksonville taking joint-practice and roster-cutdown questions (@gregauman).
• The team's account spent its day on the defensive line, which is the group Tampa Bay keeps pointing at (@Buccaneers).

Tennessee Titans

• Tennessee signed linebacker Dyontae Johnson and waived/injured linebacker Dominique Hampton (@jwyattsports).
• The Titans showed off a new helmet and uniform (@Titans).

Washington Commanders

• Washington is signing former Pro Bowl left tackle DJ Humphries to a one-year deal, adding 101 career starts of experience with Laremy Tunsil out following a torn triceps (@RapSheet). Humphries had worked out for the team earlier the same day (@AdamSchefter).
• The Commanders cut safety Will Harris (@john_keim).

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Camp Battles Tracker

The NFL camp battles that are still live with one preseason game left, and the reporting behind each one:

New York Giants Running Back Battle: How to Read the Reps

The Giants published a depth chart on Tuesday that answers one question and reopens another. Cam Skattebo is the starter. Behind him, on a single line, are Tyrone Tracy Jr. OR Najee Harris OR Devin Singletary (@JordanRaanan, @UnderdogNFL). Jordan Raanan called it what it is: open competition for carries and playing time.

Start with what the "OR" notation actually means, because it gets over-read every August. Unofficial depth charts are produced for a game, not for a season, and coaching staffs use OR lines to avoid making news. What makes this one informative is not the notation, it is that three veterans are on the same line while the listed starter sits alone above them. A team that had settled on a clear No. 2 would have written a clear No. 2.

Then the reps, which are the only evidence that carries any weight this week. Dan Duggan had Najee Harris working with the first-team offense on Tuesday, and his framing is the careful one: Skattebo is still the No. 1 back, but Harris is looming (@DDuggan21). Pat Leonard put the same reps at "some" (@UnderdogNFL). Duggan also noted there were not many periods with the ones against the ones on Tuesday, which is the caveat that keeps a single practice from settling anything — a light session in the last week of camp distributes reps for reasons that have nothing to do with a depth chart.

Here is what the day established:

Why this matters more than most camp-battle rows: the difference between a back who gets the whole workload and one who splits it is the difference between a weekly starter and a flex you regret. Skattebo's draft price assumes the former. Tuesday did not disprove it, but a veteran taking first-team reps in the last week of August is exactly the shape a committee takes before anyone announces one, and our projections have to hold both branches until the reps say otherwise.

The other thing to keep straight is what the finale can and cannot tell us. The Giants and Jets meet in the preseason finale, and starters barely play in these games. If Skattebo takes two carries and sits, that is not information. The rep counts from practice this week are.

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Injury Watch

• Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Bengals (left knee): Hyperextended it landing after a deep route, walked off under his own power, did not return, and said he could have kept going if needed (@KelseyLConway, @AdamSchefter).
• Calvin Austin III, WR, Giants (right knee): Carted off after a non-contact injury in one-on-ones; a source described it to Adam Schefter as a serious knee injury (@AdamSchefter, @JordanRaanan).
• Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders (ankle): Sprain believed to be more low than high, per Ian Rapoport; Las Vegas is hopeful for Week 1 but there is a chance he is not ready, and Klint Kubiak says he is on the mend (@UnderdogNFL, @AdamSchefter).
• Malik Nabers, WR, Giants: Practiced with no red non-contact jersey (@UnderdogNFL).
• Chris Olave, WR, Saints (back): Slow to get up at the end of practice; Kellen Moore said he landed hard and had the wind knocked out of him, with no further testing flagged (@Kat_Terrell).
• Sam LaPorta, TE, Lions (hip): Back at practice after missing the past week (@davebirkett).
• Alec Pierce, WR, Colts (ankle): Expected to return to practice this week if all goes to plan (@HolderStephen).
• Charvarius Ward, CB, Colts (back): Practiced Tuesday (@HolderStephen).
• Michael Penix Jr., QB, Falcons: Medically cleared for full team work and added to the final preseason depth chart as a starter (@tori_mcelhaney).
• Darnell Wright, OT, Bears (right elbow): Left red zone drills after two plays and had the brace removed by trainers; same arm in which he tore a UCL last season (@CourtneyRCronin, @BradBiggs).
• Isaiah Bond, WR, Browns: In the concussion protocol (@MaryKayCabot).
• Trey Benson, RB, Cardinals: Cleared waivers and reverted to Arizona's injured reserve list (@AdamSchefter).
• Bud Clark, S, and Mason Richman, OL, Seahawks: Both placed on season-ending injured reserve (@AdamSchefter).
• Laremy Tunsil, OT, Commanders (triceps): Out with a torn triceps, which is why Washington signed DJ Humphries (@RapSheet).
• Jamaree Salyer, G/T, Dolphins (knee): Being released with an injury settlement after a season-ending IR placement; plans to sign in-season once healthy (@JFowlerESPN).
• Dwight McGlothern Jr., CB, Vikings: Waived with an injury designation (@Vikings).
• Dominique Hampton, LB, Titans: Waived with an injury designation (@jwyattsports).
• Skyler Bell, WR, Bills: Will play in Thursday night's preseason finale (@MattParrino).

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